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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Onomatopoetic new words from media #1626 04/27/00 01:33 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 9 Richmond, VA, USA P Philophile OP stranger OP Philophile stranger P Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 9 Richmond, VA, USA While the 1960s "Batman" TV series might be the champion of onomatopoetic words, the following are new words derived from popular movies, TV shows, etc. All these words are in fairly common usage among my friends. Unlike most other onomatopoetic words, these are all used as verbs. whang or wang (v) To break a part of an object off of the main part by striking it with a single blow. (From the sound made when the main antenna was "whanged" off the top of the Millennium Falcon in Return of the Jedi) cack (v) to kill/dispatch with a single blow, specifically with a bladed weapon (from the sound made when soldiers were "cacked off" in Braveheart) shplock (v) To splatter an object with any soft, gelatinous or slimy substance. (from the sound of a pie smashed in any of the Three Stooges' faces) schlingg (v) To draw a bladed weapon from a scabbard in haste or with dramatic flair. [P.] [P.] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Onomatopoetic new words from media #1627 04/27/00 10:54 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3 W Wilba stranger Wilba stranger W Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3 Wonderful! One of my favourites is "splodge", derived from the sound of something sloppy being spooned onto a plate, such as a dollop of mashed potatos. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,947 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 1,006 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 12 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,929 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,949 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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